Theme: Hospital Stay
Initial thoughts: Something like this is always tough, because hospitals run the gamut, as do our stays in them. First to tackle is point of view here: Me, someone else? OK, serious or routine? Something good or something bad? There are a million possibilities with this one, and the overall mood is what's important. Of course, there's always a different idea, too: What kind of hospital?? Ahhh now I am getting somewhere......
The door opened to the small room, and Anthony Cooper walked in. It was a small room, fairly devoid of furnishings but for a small table and two chairs, one of which was occupied by none other than Gerald Hopkins.
“Good
day, Mr. Cooper.”
“Doctor.”
“And
how are we feeling today? Feel like
being honest?”
“About
what should I be honest about that I haven’t already?”
“Well,
you’ve been here for several years now.
Tell me – do you think you are rehabilitated enough that we should
consider letting you out?”
“Hmmm. This is a difficult
question. What do you think?”
“Come
now, Mr. Cooper. We’re not here to
discuss me and what I think. We’re here
to discuss you and what you think.”
“In
that case,” began Anthony. “I am
supremely confident in my ability to function in society.”
“And
what would you do in society?”
“You
have inspired me,” said Anthony. “I
think I would very much like to go into medicine.”
Gerald
laughed. “And what makes you think you’re
qualified to go into medicine?”
“After
having dealt with it for so many years, and all my studying of events here at
the hospital, I think I would make an excellent candidate.”
“Well,
I do think that your time here will cause some great difficulty in getting you
admitted to a program of medicine,” said Gerald. “But, that is not up to me to decide. I think it would be a good practice of some
reality therapy for you. Have you
thought about which school you might apply?”
“Why
not go for the gold in Harvard Medical?”
“Yes, I
see.”
“You
don’t approve?”
“Perhaps you should think about some place that is a little less
rigorous.”
“But,
you just said that reality therapy would be good for me. Would this not then be a more truthful
course?”
“A
valid point. I do have to tell you,
though, that if they question me, I will have to be honest.”
“Your
honesty is all I ask.”
“Very
well. But given the difficulty of the
coursework, how can we be sure you wouldn’t wind up back here?”
“I
can’t. In fact, they could let me out of
here one day, and I would be back the next, I am sure. It would not be because I did anything wrong,
I assure you.”
“You
assure me?”
“Yes I
do.”
“This
does…not exactly inspire confidence in me.”
“I
thought you might see it that way. You
see, I feel that if I am spending all that time studying, I simply won’t have
time to do anything else. If they send
me back, it will be because I belong here.”
“I
see.”
“So
either way, I have nothing to lose.”
“I
understand. Well, I have all I need from
you today. The nurse will see you out.”
“Thank
you. These sessions are most
informative.”
“They
are indeed, Mr. Cooper.”
Anthony
walked out of the little room, and the door was once again closed behind
him.
“And
how is the patient today?”
Anthony
let out a deep sigh. “No change. He still thinks he’s the doctor in charge,
and that I could use a few doses of reality therapy. I’m tempted to give him some, but I fear he
couldn’t take it.”
Fun, silly, a little different....on the whole, I enjoyed writing this one!! I hope you enjoyed reading it!
Thanks for reading,
Me
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